Category Archives: Animal Welfare

Help Save the Western Gray Whale

Posted on May 20, 2009 by

The western gray whale is on the verge of disappearing. Thought to be extinct in the 1970s, a small number–around 130–are now known to survive. Unfortunately, the western gray whale’s main feeding habitat, located near the Russian Far East’s Sakhalin … Continue reading →

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Helping Out

Posted on May 20, 2009 by

A five-year-old Beagle (male) and a eighteen-month old English Mastiff are in need of a loving home. The young owner has cerebral palsy and needs lengthy physical therapy. She is willing to pay for the dog food during the first … Continue reading →

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Extinction

Posted on September 18, 2004 by

The Gull Island Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus nesophilus), Labrador Duck (Camptorhynchus labradorius), Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis), Eastern Elk (Cervus canadensis canadiensis), Steller’s Sea Cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), Sea Mink (Neovison macrodon), Great Plains Wolf (Canis lupus nubilus), Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius), Carolina … Continue reading →

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